Released in 1945 by General Electric to promote the adoption of fluorescent lamps, “The Magic of Fluoresence” presents a short historical background of man’s conquest over darkness, from the first time prehistoric man brought the flaming fagot into his cave, through the development of the taper, the candle, the kerosene lamp, gas, the incandescent bulb and finally the development of the fluorescent tube. The film shows how fluorescent lights (first introduced in 1938) are manufactured. First air is removed from the tube, then it is filled with argon gas, mercury, tube is coated with fluorescent material, sealed with cathode and anode terminals,. Electrons streaming across through the tube, activate the vaporizing mercury, which in turn causes the fluorescent tube coating to glow, thus giving forth light. The film combines live action and animation to show how fluorescent lights are manufactured, tested and packed, and shows how the lamp works in showing the role of electrons in the lighting device. The film was directed by Raphael G. Wolff with Frank Hemingway as narrator, and distributed by General Electric.

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